Do you know the UK? It is the short 1 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Many people 2 England is the UK, but it's not right. England is only a 3 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
In fact, there are 4 parts in the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales are on the same 5 , and the name of the island is Great Britain. But Northern Ireland is on a 6 island.
England is more developed 发达的 and it is 7 than the other regions. So many people like to8 it Great Britain England. But people from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will not be 9 when they hear that. 10 can we call it then? We can call it the UK or Britain, but not England. How do we call the people from Britain? The answer is British.
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A. I think it's a good place to visit. B. How was your weekend? C. Where are you going? D. When will you go? E. Nice to meet you, too. F. We will go there by train. G. No, I won't. |
A: Hello, Jimmy. Nice to meet you.
B: Hello, Sam.
A: The holiday is coming.
B: I'm going to Xi'an to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda(大雁塔).
A: Can you tell me something about the Big Wild Goose Pagoda?
B: Of course. It is in the south of Xi'an and it's about sixty-four meters high.
A: Will you go there alone?
B: My aunt will go with me.
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B: We'll leave at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
A: I hope you will have a good time there.
B: Thank you.
People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.
The United States
People shake hands when they meet for the first time. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek（脸颊）when they see each other.
Korea（韩国）
Men bow and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. If you address someone, you use his or her full name. The family name comes first, then the first name.
Finland（芬兰）
Finns（芬兰人）greet each other with a handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family members.
The Philippines（菲律宾）
The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat（轻拍）each other on the back.
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Do you know how to get fresh water in an island? There is a new way of getting fresh water. First people make some long ponds. They are about half a metre deep. Then they put a cover(盖)over each pond. The cover is made of glass, and you can see through it.
At night, people pour sea water into the ponds. The next day, the hot sun shines through the covers. The sunlight runs the water into steam(蒸汽). It goes up from the ponds. On the inside of each cover, the little drops of steam run together to make big drops. People then collect these big drops through a special pipe. Then the ponds are ready for the next day's work.
As we know, the covers and other parts of the ponds cost very little. Sea water and the sun cost nothing. So this new way of getting fresh water seems wonderful.
a. Pour sea water into the ponds. b. Collect big drops of steam.
c. Make some long ponds. d. The hot sun shines through the covers.
e. Put a cover over each pond. f. The sea water turns into steam.
Baseball is one of the favourite sports in the US. Children play baseball in sports field or in parks.
At summer picnics, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, the young and the old, take turns to beat. Each team has nine players.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes. At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch television. People seem to talk only about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the US. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball when there is an important game. Thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set to hear or watch the result.
Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi（马拉维）. Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a "bicycle taxi" to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.
If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. "I really like the bike taxi, " she says. "It's easy and cheap. " Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. "I used to make boats for a living, but that's a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don't mind carrying heavy people, " he says.
A lot of people around the world enjoy jogging. Jogging means running s, but it is still faster than walking. IN the mornings and evenings, you can see people j in parks or along city streets. Jogging is cheaper than many sports. To start, just get some comfortable sports clothes and a pair of running s. I enjoy jogging with my friends Tommy and Anna. In the early mornings, we often go jogging in the park. Then we are ready for school. At weekends, when we don't n to go to school, we sometimes go jogging in the countryside. It is more fun than jogging in the city and we feel good in the fresh air. The more you go jogging, the h you will feel. Why not have a try?
Reading for pleasure is the easiest(最容易的) way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way. Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading（趣味阅读） is too easy.
Many experts（专家） say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English.
Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don't have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:
●learn how English speakers use English
●read faster in English
●find examples of good writing in English
●learn new words
●learn about the cultures of English speakers
